Alexa will tag along on an uncrewed mission to the moon

Alexa will tag along on an uncrewed mission to the moon

Post Views: 226 Today, Amazon, Cisco, Lockheed Martin, and NASA announced that new technology onboard the Orion spacecraft in the upcoming Artemis I moon mission would include a version of Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, and Cisco’s video-conferencing platform, Webex. Alexa and Webex will be part of a technology demonstration called Callisto, named after the Greek…

DARPA wants Space-BACN so satellite communication sizzles

DARPA wants Space-BACN so satellite communication sizzles

Post Views: 239 In the space between satellites, DARPA wants there to be a shared language. The Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) is a program designed to place satellites that can talk to other satellites in orbit, overcoming existing design barriers and adapting to the future. It’s the promise of robust infrastructure in space, capable…

Track everything you do in life with these 7 apps

Post Views: 360 Your streaming music service of choice probably does a good job of tracking what you’ve listened to (and using that information to make recommendations), but Last.fm can log your listening habits across multiple services and platforms, creating a more comprehensive picture. Last.fm is simple, and you may not even need to download…

This experimental NASA plane will try to break the sound barrier—quietly

This experimental NASA plane will try to break the sound barrier—quietly

Post Views: 232 The X-59 QueSST—a mashup of Quiet Supersonic Technology—made the trip from California to a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to undergo what’s known as a proof test. “The airplane has been designed with some fairly sophisticated tools,” says Walt Silva, a senior research scientist with NASA and the program’s structures…

Boaty McBoatface’s new mission is more serious than its name

Boaty McBoatface’s new mission is more serious than its name

Post Views: 452 Boaty’s job is to measure temperature, salinity, current velocity, turbulence, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen in water as it charts a path through the icy underworld. Scientists can then use this data to understand how variations in these conditions affect the behavior and stability of local ice shelves. Another underwater robot, Ran, is…

These powerful new electric pickups are about to shock the market

These powerful new electric pickups are about to shock the market

Post Views: 360 Earlier this week, General Motors announced the newest domestic pickup to hit the market: the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV. GM wasn’t exactly subtle that it planned to bring a competitor to rival the upcoming Ford F-150 Lightning, and its official announcement shows just how serious the automaker is at butting heads with…

These CES products are all-in on the metaverse

These CES products are all-in on the metaverse

Post Views: 324 However, designing virtual clothes versus designing a virtual shopping experience are two disparate concepts. Despite a resurfaced five-year-old video from Walmart and an ultimately unofficial teaser demo of H&M, the strip mall of the screens remains speculative. But whenever that eventually happens, marketing will also be reshaped and molded to fit into…

India launched a torpedo from a missile. Here’s why.

India launched a torpedo from a missile. Here’s why.

Post Views: 264 That recent test began with a countdown and a roar of ignition, and then the torpedo-containing missile hurtled into the sky. Billowing a trail of smoke, the missile turned from vertical to horizontal, its ultimate destination far more aquatic than celestial. The weapon being tested was India’s Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of…

How digital bounty hunters search for software bugs—and money

How digital bounty hunters search for software bugs—and money

Post Views: 246 Katie Moussouris, former hacker-for-hire and pioneer of Microsoft’s own bug bounty program, has had her concerns, not just about Hack the Pentagon, but about the ways the bug bounty field was changing. “They chose to start with a cash reward program right out of the gate, and that was against my advice,”…